Crime Rates at Plantation Close, Castlefields, Runcorn, WA7 2LW

Plantation Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor , and the 171st highest crime rate of 406 local areas in Halton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plantation Close (WA7 2LW) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower than the Daresbury, Moore & Sandymoor average (94.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plantation Close (WA7 2LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tolleson Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Bridge Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.